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Page. 

 Characters of the PINNIPEUIA Continued. 



Family PHOCID^. 

 Sub-family PHOCIN.ZE. 

 Genus PHOCA. 



PHOCA (PAGOPHILUS) GRCENLANDICA Harp SeaL 



Geographical distribution 640 



Migrations and breeding stations 641-647 



Habits 647-051 



Enemies 651 



Food 652 



Hunting and products 652-654 



Genus ERIGNATHUS 654 



ERIGNATHUS BAKBATUS Bearded Seal 655-675 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 655-657 



External characters , 657 



Skull and skeleton 658-661 



Measurements of the skeleton 660 



Measurements of the skull 661 



General history and nomenclature 662-666 



Geographical distribution 666-670 



Habits, products, and hunting 670-675 



Genus HISTRIOP.HOCA 675-676 



HISTRIOPHOCA FASCIATA Bibbon Seal 676-682 



Synonymy and bibliographical'references 676 



External characters 670-678 



Size 678 



General history 678-681 



Geographical distribution 681-682 



Habits 682 



Genus HAUICHCERUS 682-689 



General history and discussion of the ' ' Genus PUSA " of Scopoli . . 683-689 



HALICHCEEUS GRYPUS Gray Seal 689-706 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 689-690 



External characters 690-693 



Measurements of skulls 694 



Geographical distribution 695-696 



General history and nomenclature 696-698 



Habits 699-706 



Genus MONACHUS 707-708 



MONACHUS TROPICALIS "West Indian Seal 708-723 



Characters 708 



Dampier's account 708-710 



Hill's and Gosse's accounts, 1843,1851 710-715 



Gray's accounts, 1849, 1874 175-718 



Gill on the "West Indian Seals, 1866 718 



Analysis and discussion of the foregoing 718-720 



Affinities of the Jamaican or Pedro Seal 720-721 



Geographical distribution 721-723 



Sub-family CYSTOPHOKHIN2E 723 



Genus CYSTOPHORA 723 



CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA Hooded Seal 724-742 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 724-726 



External characters 726-729 



Skeleton and skull 730-733 



Measurements of skulls 732 



Measurements of the skeleton 733 



Geographical distribution and migrations 733-737 



General history arid nomenclature 738-740 



Habits 740-741 



Hunting and products . . : 741-742 



